Local News

The 2017 edition of the Cynthiana Rod Run promises to be bigger and better than ever.
More than 1,500 classic cars and motorcycles will line the streets of downtown Cynthiana on Saturday, Aug. 26, for the sixth annual Rod Run.
Registration for the Rod Run will begin at 9 a.m. with many different events planned throughout the day.

Scott R. Goble of Corinth is facing numerous charges following a high-speed chase that led police through two counties last Thursday, Aug. 10. This was the second chase for the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department in as many weeks.
Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Daniel was dispatched to Joe’s Place on KY 36 just a few miles west of Cynthiana at Poindexter. around 2:30 p.m. The initial call was for a stolen vehicle.

How many people do you know who have held the same job for 40 years?
Of those, how many have the same vigor and love of that job today, that they had when they started?
Dr. Larry Bishop is a winner in both of those categories.
This month, “Bish”, as he is better known to his flock, will celebrate 40 years as the minister of the Cynthiana Christian Church (Disciples of Christ.)

The first continent-wide solar eclipse, exclusively in the US, since 1776 will take place on Monday afternoon, Aug. 21.
Even though Cynthiana and Harrison County is well north of the “path of totality,” local residents can still expect anywhere from 91-96 percent coverage of the sun during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.

Two young men lost their lives in a single-vehicle accident in Pendleton County early Sunday morning.
Issac Chambers, 26, Cynthiana, and Matthew Ramsey, 27, Pendleton County, were killed when Chambers apparently lost control of his vehicle in a curve on the Old LLL Highway, struck a tree then traveled backward into a fence and caught fire.
Pendleton County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Dennie said the vehicle was only about eight feet from the roadway.

Olivia King, right, was the recent winner of a pearl ring given away in a fund raising promotion with Taylor Jewelry. Michael Taylor, left, grandson of the late Russell Whalen, a Cynthiana jeweler for many years, presented the ring to King. Bluegrass Care Navigators (Hospice) is the beneficiary of the proceeds from the drawing.

The Harrison County Fiscal Court had a light agenda at its regular bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday night.
The court agreed to appropriate $500 to the Cynthiana-Harrison County Museum to help defray the cost of a new security system.
Mary Grable, representing the museum, made the request for funds.